John Farrell Pitches to Within 3 Outs of No-Hitter; Indians Top Royals 3-1

CLEVELAND — John Farrell came within three outs of a no-hitter but needed help from Doug Jones in the ninth inning today as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1.

Farrell, 2-1, held the Royals scoreless and without a hit through the first eight innings.

It was the third no-hitter broken up in the ninth inning in the majors this season. Toronto’s Nelson Liriano had broken up both of the previous no-hit bids, with a one-out triple against Texas’ Nolan Ryan on April 23 and with a double against California’s Kirk McCaskill with none out in the ninth on April 28.